Picture frame



P. L. WEAVER.

PICTURE FRAME. APPLIC'ATION FILED Nov.30. 1921.

Patented Sept. 5, 1922..

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INVENTOR: \fi Bum L. WEAVER,

Patented Sept. 5, i922.

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Application filed November so, 1921.

Tocll'w/zom it may concern:

Be it known citizen of Allentown,

that I, PA LJL. WVnnvn-n, a the State of Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Picture F rames, whereof the following is, a specification, reference vbelnghad to the accompanying drawing.

As ordinarily constructed and arranged,

picture frames are entirely. distinct from the pictures which they are, designed to support and protect. usually so toned as to abruptly contrast with the tones an abrupt any picture withits frame. is the usual practice tinction between the by interposing a mat Such frames being of the picture, so-that there is demarcation at the junction of Moreover, it

frame, and the picture or border d1st1ngu1shable from both. 1 Such practice,=.has.at. least in part, been imposed by thecommercial demands for may be interchangeably of the same standard frames of standardsizes which applied to pictures size, irrespective of the individual characteristics of such pictures and, of course, suchprocedure is economical.

duced by However: I have. discovered that 7 a more leasln artistlc effect may be pro" mounting a picture in a frame which blends with the picture by providingthe frame with pictorial elements complementary to elements in the picture; so that every such frame has individual characteristics directly related to the it support latter method offraming a picture which Of course, the picture is more s and protects.

costly than the ordinary commercial method aforesaid;

vention to reduce the pictures.

but it is not the object of my. in-

cost of mounting On the contrary, it is theobject of my invention to provide a picture mounting of individual character quality superior to the more mountings As hereinafter illustrated panel. by a plane and artistic economical aforesaid.

described, my invention is with reference to a picture upon a plane surface of an opaque rectangular Said opaque panel, being covered transparent panel, consisting, for

instance, of a glass plate, is supported in a frame including but rectangular joined, a recess holding of said str four, respective straight members forming both said pannels' Each aight frame members is provided United States, residing at .in thecounty of Lehigh and with the individual frame is complementary, mounted in said to emphasize the dis- .is ofopaque material having v surface 2 with pictorial elements on said (tree 6 and clouds 7.

Serial Np. 518,975. i

with shadow forming elements, including molding pro ections extending parallel with the pictorial ,ele-

edges of said panels, and

ments extendingon said frame members,

hereinafter more definitely specified.

In said drawingz I is a top edge View of a frame embo ying myinvention.

Fig. II is a front elevationof said frame,

picture, to which said frame.

Fig. III is a longitudinal sectional view of said frame andfpicture and its appurtenances taken on line III, III in Fig. II. In said figures; the rectangular panel i a plan front surface, for instance, the ocean 4-, shore 5,

Said opaque panel 1 is covered by a plane transparent panel 9 whichmay be a plate of glass, celluloid or other suitable material. SThe frame includes thefour, respectively straight but rectangularly joined,members 11, 12, 13 and l t, each of said members being rebated as indicated at 16 in Fig. III, forming a recess holding said panels, which may be retained therein by any suitable means such as the brads 17. Said frame isprovided with shadow forming elements including molding projeotionslS, 19, and 20 extending parallelwith the edges of'said panels. The effect of said shadow forlning'elements is to distinguish the frame from the picture, regardless of the tones of either, by the chiara obscure effect of said projections dominating the tones of the frame and picture. Said frame'has pictorial elements extending on said frame members, over said shadow forming elements, as indicated re spectively at 21, 22, 28 and 24, and respectively complementary to said pictorial elements 4, '5, 6 and 7 on said plane surface of'said opaque panel,

Of course, the surface of the frameupon which said pictorial elements 21, 22, 23 and 24 extend is not plane, like the surface upon which said complementary pictorial eleas indicated in Fig. 111, being interrupted, by the shadow forming elements aforesaid, and the shadows formed thereby, which merge into the tones of said pictorial elements; with the effect that the frame, which is of opaque material, appears to be transparent or translucent with the picture showing through the shadows thereof.

Although the drawing aforesaid does not display any color; it is to be understood that the pictorial elements aforesaid may be colored; in which case, the adjoining areas of the opaque panel 1 and the frame may be similarly toned so as to blend with each other at the junction of the picture and.

the frame.

Although I'have found it convenient to illustrate my invention with reference to a rectangular frame and plane picture; it

is to be understood that it is equally applicable to other forms and configurations of both the frames and pictures.

Therefore, I do not desire to, limit myself to the precise details of construction. and arrangement herein set forth, as it is ob vious that various modifications may be made therein, without departing from the essential features of my invention, as delined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. The combination with an opaque rectangular panel, having a plane surface and pictorial elements on said plane surface;

of a plane transparent panel, covering said opaque panel; a frame including four, respectively straight but rectangular-1y joined, members forming a recess holding said panels; shadow forming elements on said frame, including molding projections extending parallel with the edges of said panels; and pictorial elements extending on said frame members, over said shadow forming elements, and respectively complemem tary to said pictorial elements on said plane surface of said opaque panel.

2. The combination with an opaque panel, having 'a plane surface and pictorial elements on said plane surface; of a transparent panel, covering said opaque panel; a frame including members forming a recess holding said panels; shadow forming elements on said frame, including molding projections extending parallel with the edges of said panels; and pictorial elements extending on said frame members, over said shadow forming elements, and respectively complementary to said pictorial elements on said opaque panel,

The combination with a panel, having pictorial elements on its surface; of a frame including members forming a re cess holding said panels, shadow forming elements on said frame, including molding projections; and pictorial elements ext-ending on said frame members, over said shadow forming elements, and respectively complementary to said pictorial elements on said panel.

in testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, his sixth day of April, 1921.

, PAUL L. WEAVER. Witnesses i .ARTHUR E. PAIGE, CAROLYN E. REUTER. 

